I smiled. "Keep that up and we'll be eating in tonight."

She raised an eyebrow seductively. "Sounds good."

I rolled my eyes. "You, my wife, know all the right strings to pull with me, do you not?"

She laughed. "Only when it counts."

I smiled, shaking my head. "Whether you know it or not, you, my dear, have the power to make me or to destroy me. You know that, don't you?"

She shook her head and placed a hand gently on the side of my face. "You have ...